Etymology

locket

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Today it means: A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item. Full definition →

French loquet ← Anglo-Norman loc ← Old English loc
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locket · noun1

  1. Old English · derived fromloc
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromloc
  3. French · borrowed fromloquet
  4. English todaylocket

From French loquet, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman loc, itself from Old English loc, whence lock.

Locket · proper noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
  2. English todayLocket

From Middle English [Term?], a diminutive of the given name Luke.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishloc all →

lockLockwoodlustedLockeridge

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